Football NFL expands Rooney rule, again

**HemiEd** · 10-27-2021, 07:03 AM

NFL expands Rooney Rule to mandate in-person interviews with external minority candidates, per report
This is the second update to the rule in as many years

Eighteen years after its adoption, the NFL's Rooney Rule is expanding again. The league will inform team owners Tuesday of updates to the rule for the upcoming 2022 hiring cycle, NFL Media's Tom Pelissero reports, including a mandate that teams conduct at least one in-person interview with an external minority candidate for head coach and general manager jobs.

This marks the second expansion of the rule in as many years, coming after a 2021 offseason that saw two minority head coaches (David Culley, Robert Saleh) and three minority GMs (Brad Holmes, Martin Mayhew, Terry Fontenot) hired.

"In May, owners tabled a proposal by the Buffalo Bills to delay the head coaching cycle, with interviews only after championship games and no hires until after the Super Bowl in February," Pelissero wrote Tuesday. "That proposal failed to gain traction among owners and won't go to a vote at these meetings, sources say. But the hope is other changes, including the mandatory in-person interview with an external minority candidate, will have the same effect of slowing down the process and promoting diversity."

Last year, the NFL began requiring teams to interview at least two external minority candidates for coach and GM openings, and at least one minority candidate for any coordinator job. Later in 2020, the league added a resolution rewarding teams whose minority candidates are hired elsewhere for one of those positions with a pair of future third-round draft picks.

The Rooney Rule, which also expanded in 2018, was originally adopted to require every team with a head coaching vacancy to interview at least one diverse candidate. It was updated to include GM and equivalent front-office openings in 2009.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/n...-in-free-fall/

**ptlyon** · 10-27-2021, 07:09 AM

Just make it mandatory. That's what they want.

Oh, and INB4DC.

stevieray · 10-27-2021, 08:00 AM

Just make the whole league minorities.

refs, coaches players cheerleaders announcers etc.

The we could claim we still have a looooooong way to go.

**wazu** · 10-27-2021, 08:20 AM

I'm not seeing how this is an expansion.

"Last year, the NFL began requiring teams to interview at least two external minority candidates for coach and GM openings, and at least one minority candidate for any coordinator job."

But now the big breaking news is:

"The league will inform team owners Tuesday of updates to the rule for the upcoming 2022 hiring cycle, NFL Media's Tom Pelissero reports, including a mandate that teams conduct at least one in-person interview with an external minority candidate for head coach and general manager jobs."

So we are reducing the number required from 2 to 1?

**DaFace** · 10-27-2021, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by wazu

I'm not seeing how this is an expansion.

"Last year, the NFL began requiring teams to interview at least two external minority candidates for coach and GM openings, and at least one minority candidate for any coordinator job."

But now the big breaking news is:

"The league will inform team owners Tuesday of updates to the rule for the upcoming 2022 hiring cycle, NFL Media's Tom Pelissero reports, including a mandate that teams conduct at least one in-person interview with an external minority candidate for head coach and general manager jobs."

So we are reducing the number required from 2 to 1?

They can't get away with a phone call now. That's it.

Dunerdr · 10-27-2021, 08:29 AM

League circles must be talking about how EB doesnt wow on zoom, but takes control of a room in person.

Hammock Parties · 10-27-2021, 08:30 AM

when will the rooney rule expand to DBs

Prison Bitch · 10-27-2021, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by stevieray

Just make the whole league minorities.

refs, coaches players cheerleaders announcers etc.

The we could claim we still have a looooooong way to go.

White boomers would still watch if they did this ^

Red Dawg · 10-27-2021, 08:49 AM

This rule is racist by definition.

**ptlyon** · 10-27-2021, 08:56 AM

Well yeah, and also a lot of sitcoms on national TV nowadays, but that don't matter.

stevieray · 10-27-2021, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

White boomers would still watch if they did this ^

well, yeah.

Pasta Little Brioni · 10-27-2021, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Well yeah, and also a lot of sitcoms on national TV nowadays, but that don't matter.

Rooney Rule Wonder Years

**ptlyon** · 10-27-2021, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brother

Rooney Rule Wonder Years

I like that one. Didn't think I would. Loved the original.

The others though. They push hate.

Shields68 · 10-27-2021, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Dunerdr

League circles must be talking about how EB doesnt wow on zoom, but takes control of a room in person.

Unless the offense figure how to score against the double high safeties, EB is not going to be inconsideration for even the token minority interview, let alone a real one. His window of being a offensive genius is closing fast as well as our third round compensation pick.

BigCatDaddy · 10-27-2021, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

when will the rooney rule expand to DBs

I'd like to eliminate us having any white Safetys and LBs.

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